Gary Sick Sets the Stage for a Saturday Showdown

Gary Sick just posted again on Khamenei’s speech Friday on his new blog and set the stage nicely for what could be a very dramatic weekend for Iran, the Greater Middle East, and the United States. Here it is: Iran’s… Continue Reading  

Krauthammer’s Projections

By Daniel Luban Charles Krauthammer’s most recent column on Iran offers a concise distillation of neoconservative pathologies about the Middle East, and a demonstration of why the Iranian protesters’ self-proclaimed best friends in the U.S. may prove to be their… Continue Reading  

AEI Purge Provokes Neocon Smackdown?

By Daniel Luban On Tuesday, Danielle Pletka and Ali Alfoneh of AEI published a New York Times op-ed claiming that the real and unnoticed story of the Iranian elections is that the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have “effected a silent coup… Continue Reading  

Has Dennis Ross been “ousted as Obama’s envoy to Iran”?

Guest Post by Marsha B. Cohen In an article posted on the website of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz early this morning, Dennis Ross reportedly revealed that he had been abruptly “reassigned”. Since late February, Ross’ position in the Obama administration… Continue Reading  

Gary Sick on “Iran’s Political Coup”

Columbia University Prof. Gary Sick, who runs Gulf2000 and served as a top Iran policy expert on the National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan, posted his analysis of what has taken place in Iran and its possible… Continue Reading